2022–2023 Departmental Results Report – Supplementary information tables – Details on transfer payment programs
Community Futures (CF) Program
Start date: May 18, 1995 (The Program was originally delivered by Human Resources Development Canada. Since 1986, it was delivered by Western Economic Diversification Canada in British Columbia. From August 6, 2021, PacifiCan continued to deliver CF in British Columbia.)
End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2010-11
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Business Services
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The Community Futures (CF) Program was designed to help communities develop and implement local solutions to local problems. The program provides financial support to CF organizations, which are incorporated, not-for-profit organizations. CFs provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises and undertake community economic development initiatives.
Results achieved: Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) has developed a Performance Measurement Framework that includes performance indicators, expected results, data sources to capture results achieved under PacifiCan's Departmental Results Framework (DRF).
Key results include:
- Based on the latest available data from Statistics Canada, British Columbian firms that accessed lending services through the PacifiCan-funded Community Futures (CF) program increased their sales by 12.6 percent and their employment growth by 8.9 percent annually, compared to non-CF clients whose sales increased by 4.6 percent and employment by 1.1 percent annually from 2014 to 2019; and
- CFs provided 486 loans to rural businesses with a value of $33.3 million that leveraged an additional $31.9 million.
For more information on results achieved, see the "Results: what we achieved:" section in the main document and supplementary information on PacifiCan's Program Inventory.
Findings of audits completed in 2022–23: Prior to the restructuring of WD into PrairiesCan and PacifiCan on August 6, 2021, WD’s internal audit function had been transferred to the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG). Since August 6, 2021, OCG continues to undertake PacifiCan's internal audit function. PacifiCan has conducted Core Control Audits self-assessments as directed by the OCG.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022–23: The last evaluation for the Community Futures Program was completed in 2019-20. The next evaluation is scheduled for 2024-25.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022–23: Eligible applicants for the CF Program are the CF Organizations. PacifiCan has a long-standing strategy of engaging with these organizations to build awareness of PacifiCan's programs among prospective proponents.
Financial information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment | 2020–20201 Actual spending |
2021–2022 Actual spending |
2022–20223 Planned spending |
2022–2023 Total authorities available for use |
2022–2023 Actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2022–2023 actual minus 2022–2023 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | N/A | 6,133,274 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 9,736,132 | (752,322) |
| Total other types of transfer payments | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | N/A | 6,133,274 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 9,736,132 | (752,322) |
| Explanation of variances | Actual spending in the CF Program slightly decreased because of less than anticipated funding to network organizations due to cashflow requirements. | |||||
Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation (REGI)
Start date: October 18, 2018 (Originally delivered by WD in British Columbia until August 5, 2021. From August 6, 2021, PacifiCan continued to deliver REGI in British Columbia.)
End date:
REGI: Ongoing
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Fund: March 31, 2023
Type of transfer payment:
REGI: Grant and Contribution
WES: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Innovation, Business Growth
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The REGI Initiative builds on the objectives of the Innovation and Skills Plan. The goal of REGI is to provide streamlined, nationally coordinated, regionally tailored support for business productivity and scale-up, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), women and Indigenous entrepreneurs, and other underrepresented groups. REGI assists in the enhancement of regional industrial and technology clusters and regional innovation ecosystems. The program provides assistance through two new program streams:
- Business Scale-up and Productivity Stream (BSP): Funding offered under this stream supports high-growth businesses that are scaling up and producing innovative goods, services, or technologies. It offers interest free repayable funding to incorporated businesses.
- Regional Innovation Ecosystems Stream (RIE): Create, grow, and nurture inclusive regional ecosystems that support business needs and foster an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation, growth, and competitiveness.
WES Ecosystem Fund is a five-year program to help non-profit, third party organizations deliver support for women entrepreneurs and address gaps in the ecosystem.
Contributions issued under REGI may be unconditionally or conditionally repayable, or non-repayable. Contributions issued under the WES are non-repayable only.
Results achieved: PacifiCan has developed a Performance Measurement Framework that includes performance indicators, expected results, and data sources to capture results achieved under PacifiCan's DRF.
Key results for all programs operating under the REGI Terms & Conditions include:
- 1,779 jobs created (including 1,356 HQP jobs);
- $348.4 million in export sales;
- $723,485 in business sales growth resulting from commercialization; and,
- 253 businesses created, maintained, or expanded (including 17 Indigenous businesses and 3 youth businesses).
For more information, see the "Results: what we achieved" section in the main document.
Findings of audits completed in 2022–23: Prior to the restructuring of WD into PrairiesCan and PacifiCan on August 6, 2021, WD’s internal audit function had been transferred to the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG). Since August 6, 2021, OCG continues to undertake PacifiCan's internal audit function. PacifiCan has conducted Core Control Audits self-assessments as directed by the OCG.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022–23: No evaluations were completed in 2022-23. Evaluations of REGI and WES are underway and are set to be completed in 2023-24.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022–23: The REGI BSP stream was delivered through call for proposals process. The REGI RIE stream was delivered through continuous intake process. The WES Ecosystem Fund was delivered through call for proposals process. Potential applicants and stakeholders for all programs were engaged through active outreach, media strategies and/or information provided on PacifiCan's public website.
Financial information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment | 2020–2021 Actual spending |
2021–2022 Actual spending |
2022–2023 Planned spending |
2022–2023 Total authorities available for use |
2022–2023 Actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2022–2023 actual minus 2022–2023 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | N/A | 87,726,318 | 50,643,424 | 91,158,424 | 72,533,305 | 21,899,881 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | N/A | 87,726,318 | 50,643,424 | 91,158,424 | 72,533,305 | 21,899,881 |
| Explanation of variances | Actual spending in REGI increased because of additional funds to support small and medium-sized enterprises under the BSP, and RIE streams. | |||||
Western Diversification Program (WDP)
Start date: December 3, 1987 (Originally delivered by WD in British Columbia until August 5, 2021. From August 6, 2021, PacifiCan continued to deliver WDP in British Columbia.)
End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contribution and grant
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–2019
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Innovation, Business Growth, Business Services, Community Initiatives
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The WDP contributes to the agency’s mandate to promote economic development and diversification in western Canada and advance the West’s interests in national policy, program and project development and implementation. Contributions to not-for-profit organizations are non-repayable; contributions to western Canadian commercial projects or for-profit organizations may be repayable.
Results achieved: PacifiCan has developed a Performance Measurement Framework that includes performance indicators, expected results, and data sources to capture results achieved under the PacifiCan’s DRF. Key results include:
- 5,878 jobs created (including 1,497 highly-qualified personnel (HQP) jobs);
- $1.37 million in export sales;
- $930,024 in business sales growth resulting from commercialization; and,
- $3.8 million in incremental private sector investment attracted.
For more information on results achieved, see the “Results: what we achieved” section in the main document and supplementary information on PacifiCan’s Program Inventory.
Findings of audits completed in 2022–23: Prior to the restructuring of WD into PrairiesCan and PacifiCan on August 6, 2021, WD’s internal audit function had been transferred to the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG). Since August 6, 2021, OCG continues to undertake PacifiCan's internal audit function. PacifiCan has conducted Core Control Audits self-assessments as directed by the OCG.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022–23: There were no evaluations of the WDP completed in 2022-23.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022–23: The WDP is delivered through a continuous intake process. Potential applicants and stakeholders were engaged through active outreach, media strategies and/or information provided on PacifiCan’s public website.
Financial information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment | 2020–2021 Actual spending |
2021–2022 Actual spending |
2022–2023 Planned spending |
2022–2023 Total authorities available for use |
2022–2023 Actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2022–2023 actual minus 2022–2023 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | N/A | 66,308,835 | 163,945,766 | 222,741,649 | 111,576,829 | (52,368,937) |
| Total other types of transfer payments | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | N/A | 66,308,835 | 163,945,766 | 222,741,649 | 111,576,829 | (52,368,937) |
| Explanation of variances | Actual spending in the WDP decreased due to less than anticipated spending on Budget 2021 programs. | |||||
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